Sunday, November 18, 2012

A New Settlement? Now?

The Cabinet today (Sunday, 18 November 2012), approved planning for the construction of a new Druze community in the Khirbet Inbal area of the western Galilee. This is in the framework of the Government's efforts to find solutions to the housing situation in the Druze community which stems – in part – from the inability to existing communities.

Prime Minister Netanyahu said, "This decision shows our attitude to all Israelis in general and to the Druze public in particular. We must look at how we treat minorities in comparison to how minorities are treated in the countries around us."

This decision joins a previous decision in the framework of which, NIS 680 million was allocated to the development of communities in the Druze sector.

About Me

American born, my wife and I moved to Israel in 1970. We have lived at Shiloh together with our family since 1981. I was in the Betar youth movement in the US and UK. I have worked as a political aide to Members of Knesset and a Minister during 1981-1994, lectured at the Academy for National Studies 1977-1994, was director of Israel's Media Watch 1995-2000 and currently, I work at the Menachem Begin Heritage Center in Jerusalem. I was a guest media columnist on media affairs for The Jerusalem Post, op-ed contributor to various journals and for six years had a weekly media show on Arutz 7 radio. I serve as an unofficial spokesperson for the Jewish Communities in Judea & Samaria.